Package: debian-policy Version: 4.4.1.2 Tags: patch Hello, On Sun 05 Jan 2020 at 11:33PM +01, Philipp Kern wrote: >> --- a/policy/ch-opersys.rst >> +++ b/policy/ch-opersys.rst >> @@ -231,7 +231,10 @@ starting at 100. >> >> Apart from this we should have dynamically allocated ids, which should >> by default be arranged in some sensible order, but the behavior should >> -be configurable. >> +be configurable. When maintainers choose a new hardcoded or dynamically >> +generated username for packages to use, they should start this username >> +with an underscore. This minimizes collisions with locally created user >> +accounts. >> >> Packages other than ``base-passwd`` must not modify ``/etc/passwd``, >> ``/etc/shadow``, ``/etc/group`` or ``/etc/gshadow``. Seconded. Filing a separate bug for this as we ought to get it into the next Policy release to avoid creating any more cases that have to be migrated. -- Sean Whitton
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